Credit Facilities, Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Short-term Borrowings and Availability Under Various Short-term Credit Facilities

As of September 30, 2024, Woodward’s short-term borrowings and availability under its various short-term credit facilities follows:

	Total availability		Outstanding letters of credit and guarantees			Banker acceptance notes issued			Outstanding borrowings			Remaining availability
Revolving credit facility	$	1,000,000	$	(7,864	)	$	—		$	(217,000	)	$	775,136
Foreign lines of credit and overdraft facilities		25,604		(244	)		(5,589	)		—			19,771
Foreign performance guarantee facilities		97		(59	)		—			—			38
	$	1,025,701	$	(8,167	)	$	(5,589	)	$	(217,000	)	$	794,945

Schedule of Long-term Debt

	September 30, 2024			September 30, 2023
Series H notes – 4.03%, due November 15, 2023; unsecured	$	—		$	25,000
Series I notes – 4.18%, due November 15, 2025; unsecured		25,000			25,000
Series K notes – 4.03%, due November 15, 2023; unsecured		—			50,000
Series L notes – 4.18%, due November 15, 2025; unsecured		50,000			50,000
Series M notes – 1.12% due September 23, 2026; unsecured		44,656			42,280
Series N notes – 1.31% due September 23, 2028; unsecured		85,963			81,390
Series O notes – 1.57% due September 23, 2031; unsecured		48,005			45,451
Series P notes – 4.27% due May 30, 2025; unsecured		85,000			85,000
Series Q notes – 4.35% due May 30, 2027; unsecured		85,000			85,000
Series R notes – 4.41% due May 30, 2029; unsecured		75,000			75,000
Series S notes – 4.46% due May 30, 2030; unsecured		75,000			75,000
Series T notes – 4.61% due May 30, 2033; unsecured		80,000			80,000
Finance leases (Note 5)		2,736			3,550
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(890	)		(1,145	)
Total long-term debt		655,470			721,526
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		85,719			75,817
Long-term debt, less current portion	$	569,751		$	645,709

Schedule of Future Principal Payments of Notes and Financing Leases

Required future principal payments of the Notes and financing leases as of September 30, 2024 are as follows:

Year Ending September 30:
2025	$	85,719
2026		119,658
2027		85,021
2028		87,209
2029		75,000
Thereafter		203,753
	$	656,360